Chris Jenner

Last week, the Northwest Herald was set to endorse Chris Jenner for the McHenry County College Board.

But he was sued, along with Eric Sivertsen, by the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office in attempt to knock them off the ballot.

The suit must have unsettled the Editorial Board at the NWH, because when a revised editorial was posted, Jenner’s name was gone and Tom Wilbeck, Mike Smith and Molly Walsh were recommended.

Last Monday, the case went to trial and Judge Thomas Meyer ruled the State’s Attorney’s claim invalid.

So Jenner and Sivertsen stayed on the ballot for MCC.

Jenner had previously withdrawn from a second race to be elected to a third term on the Cary Grade School Board, but Sivertsen did not.

The dual candidacies were what the State’s Attorney was objecting to.

Because of Judge Meyer’s ruling Sivertsen remains on both ballots.

Now, the NWH has posted a revised editorial with the following note below it:

“Note to readers: The Northwest Herald Editorial Board’s original endorsement for McHenry County College’s Board of Trustees included candidate Chris Jenner.

“When the McHery County Clerk’s Office announced that Jenner and another candidate could not be on the ballot because the two simultaneously filed to run for other seats, we removed Jenner from our list of endorsed candidates, expecting that he no longer would be on the ballot.

“But a judge has since ruled that Jenner can remain on the ballot.

“In light of that, we add him back to our list of endorsed candidates.

“As a result, four candidates are endorsed. Note that voters can choose only three at the polls.”

“The endorsement of Jenner has been added to Wilbeck’s, Smith’s and Walsh’s.”